4.7 to 5.7 swap
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I just had my water pump, serpentine belt, tensioner pulley, timing chain, timing gear, and timing cover gasket all replaced. Had my entire cooling system, including heater core, backflushed at the same time.
$495 out the door. Parts, labor, new antifreeze, shop supplies, and sales tax.
(98 5.9)
Holy crap. Damn happy I don't have a 4.7.
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Awww cm'on.... it's not THAT bad!!!! ![Icon Mrgreen](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Remember that the timing chain setup on the 4.7 is THREE chains, 5 sprockets, a bunch of guides, and (I believe) the tensioners as well. There's a whole bunch of things moving around under that cover at one time!
4.7's might be a little touchy, but they do run well, give plenty of power, and are smooth. Besides, I get 16.5 mpg all day long from mine, & much better when interstate driving!
Bob
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Remember that the timing chain setup on the 4.7 is THREE chains, 5 sprockets, a bunch of guides, and (I believe) the tensioners as well. There's a whole bunch of things moving around under that cover at one time!
4.7's might be a little touchy, but they do run well, give plenty of power, and are smooth. Besides, I get 16.5 mpg all day long from mine, & much better when interstate driving!
Bob
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My 5.9 has more power, get's close enough to the mpg you're talking about, and is obviously much cheaper to work on.
Won't be a 4.7 in my future....
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Yeah yeah, you probably want to go back to centrifigul advance distributors with points, & condensers too! ![Icon Mrgreen](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
+1 on it being expensive to work on though. Parts are harder to find and are twice the price. Friggen head gaskets floored me when I bought them. Something like 35 bucks each?
Bob
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+1 on it being expensive to work on though. Parts are harder to find and are twice the price. Friggen head gaskets floored me when I bought them. Something like 35 bucks each?
Bob
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I keep the tires pumped up to 40psi, but other than that nothing special. Guess maybe I'm becoming that "old man driver" that I always hated..
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Bob
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I'd be thrilled to just stick with vacuum advance, though, leave the computer controlled crap out of it.
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(EDIT: Damn I miss that boat... '86 Stingray runabout, open bow, Mercruiser 140 HP 4 banger. Mountains of torque, I could pull two skiers easy, and 3 if they were good skiers. Would hit 50 mph when it was running right, and the hull was heavy enough to glide smoothly across whitecaps that were throwing much bigger boats around... And yet I could take it out on the lake for a full weekend and never use up the whole 12 gallon tank if I was just cruising around nice and easy... You just can't get all that out of the new crap that Bayliner and the likes are turning out these days...)
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No, no, no... The boat I just got rid of last year had centrifugal advance. Worked great when it was working, unfortunately that amounted to about 5% of the time. Had to mess with it 9 out of 10 times I took the boat out.
I'd be thrilled to just stick with vacuum advance, though, leave the computer controlled crap out of it.![Smile](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I'd be thrilled to just stick with vacuum advance, though, leave the computer controlled crap out of it.
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I do miss the "simpler times".
Sorry I took this thread off in another direction. To the OP, look over your 4.7 close before deciding what to do. If you jumped a chain you most likely hit a valve as they're zero clearance engines. And while that 4.7 swap thread is impressive, that's a whole lot of hacking going on to swap a motor in a Durango.
Bob
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I have to say the 360 is one of the easiest motors I've worked on. I have it in my 2000 Durango and love it, I had a '04 Sierra 2500 with the Duramax and it was the biggest PITA just to change the oil! Everything is pretty easy to get to and parts really aren't too expensive compared to other engines.
I don't like the 360, I LOVE it!
I don't like the 360, I LOVE it!